[AlecSchueler]

What do you mean by "natural variation?" A great many of mental health issues develop as a result of trauma. You could say that a broken leg is a natural variation of a leg, as it happens naturally as the result of physical trauma, but does that help you understand it or treat it better?

[mwidell]

I mean natural variation as in genes. Trauma often triggers mental health problems, but there usually needs to be genetic susceptibility as a foundation for it to happen.

[Fraterkes]

I mean, sickle cell is arguably a "natural genetic variation" but we very much treat it like a disease.